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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Studies show that the average problem gambler started gambling at age 10. The B.C. Lottery Corporation warned Scratch-and-win tickets should not be stocking stuffers for children as gifts image
TIL Studies show that the average problem gambler started gambling at age 10. The B.C. Lottery Corporation warned Scratch-and-win tickets should not be stocking stuffers for children as gifts
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Chinese Emperor Qin Er Shi was considered “Son of Heaven”, and that his own voice must never be heard, and his face must never be shown, meaning that ministers rarely had the opportunity to address the emperor. Qin Er Shi was forced to commit suicide at the age of 22 image
TIL Chinese Emperor Qin Er Shi was considered “Son of Heaven”, and that his own voice must never be heard, and his face must never be shown, meaning that ministers rarely had the opportunity to address the emperor. Qin Er Shi was forced to commit suicide at the age of 22
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4 months ago
TIL In Germany a driver's license costs over $2000 after a minimum of 25-45 hours of professional instruction plus 12 hours of theory
in Germany
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL San Antonio's Riverwalk is drained every two years and popular items found at the bottom of the river include cellphones, laptops, and scooters, in addition to chairs, lights and even a stroller image
TIL San Antonio's Riverwalk is drained every two years and popular items found at the bottom of the river include cellphones, laptops, and scooters, in addition to chairs, lights and even a stroller
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL When the Apollo astronauts were out of radio contact with the ground, they had a tape recorder inside their spacecraft that recorded their private, unguarded conversations. These transcripts were classified until the late 1970s because they included detailed information about Apollo operations image
TIL When the Apollo astronauts were out of radio contact with the ground, they had a tape recorder inside their spacecraft that recorded their private, unguarded conversations. These transcripts were classified until the late 1970s because they included detailed information about Apollo operations
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL A young man pinched his nose and clamped his mouth shut to hold in a forceful sneeze and ended up barely able to speak or swallow, with considerable pain. Air bubbles reached into the deep tissue and muscles of his chest and it took seven days for him to recover in hospital image
TIL A young man pinched his nose and clamped his mouth shut to hold in a forceful sneeze and ended up barely able to speak or swallow, with considerable pain. Air bubbles reached into the deep tissue and muscles of his chest and it took seven days for him to recover in hospital
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6 months ago
TIL Bed bugs were all but eradicated in the developed world in the 1950s but had a resurgence in the 1990s due to factors including increased international travel, lack of public awareness